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SOUFFLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("souffle" is a kind of...):
dish (a particular item of prepared food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "souffle"):
cheese souffle (puffy dish of cheese and eggs (whites beaten separately) and white sauce)